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Just did a clean upgrade to 13 (I was on 11). Using "Software manager" to install some more software. I have issues installing most choices. Some work but not on the first try. miniInstall 7.3.9. I have run update manager.

For example I had to click install on opera and filezilla 5 times before they installed. Skype will not install. None of the apps install cleanly.

Here is the issue. I click "install" I get 16% then nothing. Sometimes it works most of the time nothing happens. My android phone does the same thing. So I try again and again. And eventually software will install.

I am researching PPA options instead. But is there logs somewhere for mintInstall 7.3.9 to find out why it fails?

The only problem I have with Software manager is that it's slow and doesn't refresh when it's installed or uninstalled a program. The progress bars reach 100%, but no mention of completion, no changes in logos etc. I have to close out of SM and reload for the changes to show. But nothing like you lot have said.

HappyLinux wrote:The only problem I have with Software manager is that it's slow and doesn't refresh when it's installed or uninstalled a program. The progress bars reach 100%, but no mention of completion, no changes in logos etc. I have to close out of SM and reload for the changes to show. But nothing like you lot have said.

Yes that is basically what I get. Either no progess, or 16% then nothing. Icons never change. After reboot shows installed or install. I just keep trying once a day just in case it is slow.

So until the next update, I will find apps in software manager, try install, if it fails. I will just install with synpatics.

I don't personally trust the GUI by default. Installing And removing packages is thw best way to get comfortable with the terminal. If the GUI is unreliable, inconvenient and slower than the command line then the GUI is essentially useless.

Another issue I have with the Software Manager program, is that when I select an application from the appropriate category it loadsthe information page (showing a description of the program, along with a screenshot and various user reviews) very sloooowly andyou can't do anything until the page is fully loaded.

I'd consider myself a beginner-intermediate Linux and find Synaptic to be very good.

The only issue I have is that I sometimes find it confusing when lots of other stuff (libraries, etc) are installed as part of the main application I'm selecting.

I've had that issue with 3 different laptops on which I installed Mint 13 (maya). You click install, it asks for your password, but then it's not installed. I try again and it does nothing. No errors. I can get sudo apt-get install, but super embarrasing when trying to show a friend how cool Linux is. Any chance this will be fixed soon?

There are two known issues with Software Manager, which glebihan is fixing for Linux Mint 14 release and also backporting to Linux Mint 13 and LMDE.

The one issue is that the status of a package on its detail page in the Software Manager isn't updated as you install a package. That is, you click install and wait for it to complete. Once it completes, the status of the package is not changed and it looks like it hasn't been installed yet. The workaround is to go back to the overview page or search results, and from there click on the package again to again visit its detail page. The installed status will have been updated.

The other issue is that packages that require you to accept an EULA can't be installed with the Software Manager, as it doesn't know how to ask you questions while performing an installation. The workaround is to install the package with Synpatic (Package Manager), or from the terminal with: